Action Center
Your voice is essential to preserving our region’s natural treasures and providing a healthy environment for all. From local to national environmental issues, get involved with SELC to make a difference. Be part of the solution. Take action now.
Save the South’s disappearing wildlife
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is an historic opportunity to invest in wildlife conservation efforts and prevent species from needing emergency protections or reaching their crisis point. Tell Congress to protect wildlife and save Southern species from slipping away.
TAKE ACTIONProtect old-growth forests
It‘s essential that we protect old growth, as well as the mature forests and aging trees that are next in line to become old growth and are already providing immense carbon and biodiversity benefits. Sign the petition to protect old-growth forests.
TAKE ACTIONKeep Virginia Scenic
Rolling ridges. Sparkling streams. More than 150 miles of trails. Creating Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area would permanently protect this breathtaking landscape in the George Washington National Forest so that it can be enjoyed for generations to come.
TAKE ACTIONSpeak Out for Environmental Justice
Urge your elected officials to support the Environmental Justice for all Act, the most far-reaching Congressional bill yet to address the outsize burdens low-wealth and communities of color face when it comes to pollution and other environmental harms.
Take ActionCut Carbon Not Forests
We are at a critical moment in the fight against climate change, but cutting our forests and burning them for energy just doesn’t make sense.
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